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Title: Spectroscopic confirmation of KOI-1299b: a massive warm Jupiter in a 52-day eccentric orbit transiting a giant star Author: Mauricio Ortiz, Davide Gandolfi, Sabine Reffert, Andreas Quirrenbach, Hans J. Deeg, Raine Karjalainen, Pilar Montañes-Rodríguez, Davide Nespral, Grzegorz No...

A major magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred at 04:37:20 (UTC) on Monday, August 27, 2012, in the El Salvador region, 111km South of Puerto El Triunfo, at a depth of 20.3 km. Location 12.278°N, 88.528°W

Grigor Gurzadyan (October 15, 1922 - February 22, 2014) was an Armenian astronomer, and pioneer of space astronomy. In 1960s and early 1970s he directed the UV and X-ray observations of Sun via Rocket Astrophysical Observatories K-2, K-3 and K-4 by means of ballistic rockets R-5; the first launch b...

Images of the British Battleship, HMS Royal Oak, which sank in World War II has been revealed for the first time. Expand (39kb, 640 x 443) Expand (53kb, 640 x 445) Expand (71kb, 640 x 447) Expand (59kb, 640 x 443) HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, torpedoed in Sc...

ATel 6571: ASAS-SN Discovery and Spectroscopic Confirmation of A Supernova in NGC 2771

Kuiper Belt Object 202421 (2005 UQ513) is at Opposition (47.544 AU) on the 12th October, 2013. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 10 11 00 28 16.0 +30 29 20 47.5441 48.4500 154.9 0.5 20.3 2013 10 12 00 28 11.5 +30 28 53 47.5438 48.4498 154.9 0.5 20.3 2013 10 13 00 28 06.9 +30...

Comet 94P/Russell makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.275 AU) on the 23rd February, 2010. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase mag 2010 02 03 10 37.12 +19 44.1 1.328 2.272 158.0 9.3 15.0 2010 02 08 10 34.60 +20 13.8 1.305 2.266 162.8 7.4 14.9 2010 02 13 10 31.60 +20 42.8 1.289 2.26...

Comet P/2003 U3 (NEAT) is at Opposition (3.264 AU) on the 22nd May, 2013. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 05 21 15 49 36.9 -29 03 04 3.2690 4.2716 171.1 2.1 20.9 2013 05 22 15 48 53.3 -29 01 29 3.2641 4.2673 171.2 2.1 20.9 2013 05 23 15 48 09.7 -28 59 51 3.2596 4.2629 171.2 2...

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The 140 - 310 metre wide asteroid 2007 SW2 will make a close pass (65.9 lunar distances, 0.1692 AU) travelling at 17.47 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th October 2014 @ 20:22 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...

The 63 - 140 metre wide asteroid 2006 UP will make a close pass (52.1 lunar distances, 0.1339 AU), travelling at 3.02 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th October, 2010 @ 05:36 UT. See more The Lunar Distance (LD),...

NGC 213 (also MCG 3-2-23, UGC 436 and PGC 2469) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 250 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire o...

NGC 234 (also IRAS 00409+1404, MCG 2-2-28, UGC 463 and PGC 2600) is a magnitude +12.6 spiral galaxy located 205 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Dat...

NGC 871 (also IRAS 02144+1419, MCG 2-6-53, UGC 1759 and PGC 8722) is a magnitude +13.6 barred spiral galaxy located 172 million light-years away in the constellation Aries. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecto...

NGC 877 (also MCG 2-6-58, UGC 1768 and PGC 8775) is a magnitude +11.9 barred spiral galaxy located 180 million light-years away in the constellation Aries. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berk...